Overview
Donor: | World Food Prize |
Application procedure: | Full Proposal, Online Application |
Donor base: | United States |
Reference number: | - |
Eligible applicants: | Individual |
Deadline: | 01.05.2024 |
Financial details
Grant size: | Medium - up to $1,000,000 |
Minimum grant size: | 250.000$ |
Total available budget: | 250.000$ |
Funding type: | Prize |
Maximum grant size: | 250.000$ |
Funding ratio: | 100% |
Sectors
- Agriculture & Rural Development
- Animal Welfare
- Economic Development
- Environment & Natural Resources
- Food Security
- Governance & Democracy
- Humanitarian Aid
- Research, Technology & Innovation
- Social Inclusion
- Water & Sanitation
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Europe
Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Pacific
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Description
1) Objective
The World Food Prize is the foremost international honor recognizing – without regard to race, religion, nationality, or political beliefs – the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. The World Food Prize is awarded for a specific, exceptionally significant, individual achievement at any point along the full range of the food production and distribution chain. Fields of achievement include, but are not limited to: (1) soil and land; (2) plant and animal science; (3) food science and technology; (4) nutrition; (5) rural development; (6) marketing; (7) food processing and packaging; (8) water and the environment; (9) natural resource conservation; (10) physical infrastructure; (11) transportation and distribution; (12) special or extraordinary feeding programs; (13) social organization and poverty elimination; (14) economics and finance; (15) policy analysis; and (16) public advocacy.
The World Food Prize emphasizes the importance of a nutritious and sustainable food supply for all people. By honoring those who have worked successfully toward this goal, The Prize calls attention to what has been done to improve global food security and to what can be accomplished in the future.
2) Eligibility
Eligible is: (1) someone who is making exceptional progress in the quality quantity and availability of food; (2) someone who is creating waves within the world of agriculture and food production to enhance the quality, quantity and availability of food.
3) Location
Actions can take place worldwide.
4) Budget
Each October on or around UN World Food Day (October 16), the $250,000 World Food Prize is presented to a worthy individual.
5) Application
To submit a nomination, please visit the online form. All submissions must include the date of the nomination. Nominees remain eligible for consideration for a three-year period, starting with the year of submission. Nominators are encouraged to provide updated information during this period. After this three-year time frame, a completely new nomination must be submitted in order for the nominee to continue to be considered. The application deadline is 1 May 2024.